The custom….(uh, my wife) wants the sliding doors removed from the molded tub/shower stall. This of course will leave the holes that the contrac….(uh, me) had to put in when the initial installation was done.
Any suggestions for a decent plug? It doesn’t have to blend in, but it shouldn’t look like a big blob of caulk!
Wait!! Maybe if I do it that way I will not be hired for more work!!
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You need them plastic split prong plug/caps like they have in cars interiors. where ya get them I have no clue, maybe McMaster has something like that. A dab of clear caulk and pound in the plug.
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Fast cap
I was just at the hardware store last night looking for some plastic that I can make an offset piece for a guide. And I was looking at all kinds of stuff.Anyway back in by the screws and nuts they have trays and trays of different kind of special stuff from woodruff keys, to joiner bolts, to desk grommets (where you feed through wires). Among those was several trays of those snap in buttons. All sizes, colors, and a couple of different styles.They also had several diffrerent types of screw head covers that could be used. Some fit in the cross of a philip head screw. For those either put a screw back in or use dap of caulk or glue. And other that had a base that went under the screw and a cap that snapped over it..
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There ya go, them big trays of parts. Grey or blue usually.
I just had to find an E-clip for my table saw not too long ago. I always buy a few of either size bigger and smaller than what I think I need..being as ya never have one on hand when they go "Boiiiinnngg" off into the ether.
And at 5 cents each, its worth having some to save a trip.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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I call them gd (G..D..) clips..
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Yup. and Jesus clips/
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Duane-Jesus clips. Thanks, man. Delightfully, you have increased my vocabulary by one new word!The Woodshed Tavern Backroom
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I actually asked the guy at ACE where they kept them, and he knew immediatly what I meant. LOLSpheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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You asked for "Jesus plugs" and he knew what you meant?
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clips, jesus clips. Follow along now, we're way beyond plugs..Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Put the screw back in the hole with a glob of caulk, trim the excess caulk when dry, then cover with a fastcap.
Whoever sells Blum cabinet hardware in your area will have a variety of oops plugs in white or almond. They'll be in metric sizes, so if they don't match your holes, you could enlarge the holes to fit. 6mm = about 1/4"; 8mm = about 5/16 or 3/8, etc.
They are very low profile, so that'll be good for your application.
Actually, a little dab of caulk IN the hole is often very inobstrusive. Failing that I'd use a washer-head or pan-head screw with a little caulk squirted under it as it was installed.
Of if you can find a suitable size goof plug, that would be OK too.
They have repair kits for that. Google it. I haven't done it myself but I have a guy at work who has fixed many tubs while I've watched. For that situation I think he would start with Bondo. Then maybe some spot putty, and finally some spray on jelcoat type stuff that he applies out of a pump spray bottle that is a little like a perfume bottle.
The local SW has a caulk set up where you can color match your caulk to your paint/tub
I'm not sure what it is worth to you, but for $150 you can have a guy come out and fix the holes so the wife will never know they were there. Look in the phone book under "bathtub repair".